Library and Archives Canada

Library and Archives Canada preserves your documentary heritage. Terms and conditions: En français : @BiblioArchives

[Statistics Canada @StatCan_eng]

Thank you to households across Canada for your outstanding participation in the #2026Census.🍁

📊 Stay tuned! New insights from the data collected will be released throughout 2027. See the release schedule here:
https://t.co/oXPaY2VzhE.

[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

Come celebrate Journées de la culture at our Preservation Centre in Gatineau! Discover Indigenous cultures, histories and knowledge through a diverse program of activities for everyone.

Learn more: https://t.co/4Fde88tYhB

#NDTR

[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

Join us for the launch of Renshi. Written in the ancient Japanese poetic form known as renga, this unique work brings together author Roseann O’Reilly Runte and three master poets.

Save your seat now:
https://t.co/16DpTbKvU4

[Canadian Heritage @CdnHeritage]

We’re one week away from Official Languages Day!

Are you signed up for the online activity, Two Voices in Harmony?

🎶 Join the conversation on the music, official languages and communities that shape Canada.

https://t.co/GJ03hfuOKS

@PSPC_SPAC

[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

On September 8, we invite you to join us in Ottawa or online to hear Jocelyne Bourgon in conversation with Leslie Weir. They will discuss leadership, governance and the role of archives in democratic life.

Save your spot: https://t.co/fIcoXDmVDK

[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

Did you know how versatile grains are? They’re used to make everything from bread, pastries and pasta to beer, cooking oils and more.

Check out our new Flickr album dedicated to grain farming: https://t.co/qaW64g52Vy

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[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

To mark the National Day for #TruthAndReconciliation, attend the launch of the book Au nord de nulle part.

Join us on September 29 in Ottawa for a conversation between author Marie Wilson and translator Charles Bender.
https://t.co/N7mc2mBpA3

#NDTR

[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

Come celebrate Journées de la culture at our Preservation Centre in Gatineau! Discover Indigenous cultures, histories and knowledge through a diverse program of activities for everyone.

Learn more: https://t.co/4Fde88tYhB
#NDTR

[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

#OTD in 1860, the Victoria Bridge in Montréal was inaugurated by the Prince of Wales.

At the time, it was the world’s longest bridge—and was hailed by some as the eighth wonder of the world!

[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

Does visiting libraries and archives still give you butterflies? 🦋

Yes, it literally does!

Check out the butterflies fluttering through our collections in our Flickr album: https://t.co/pKP5sT3GEg

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[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

If you’re visiting @NatGalleryCan, you can see Winter fishing on the ice of the Assynoibain and Red Rivers by Peter Rindisbacher. It’s part of the Focus on the Métis series.

https://t.co/loHUYv5MLt

[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

Photography enthusiasts: it’s World Photography Day!

Explore the many cameras featured in our Flickr album: https://t.co/PoCPuyWehq

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[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

Don't miss the latest episode of our Unscripted podcast series, featuring a discussion with authors Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross on themes explored in their book Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution.

Listen now: https://t.co/dUVljChr9O

[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

“You know full well as I do the value of sisters' affections: There is nothing like it in this world.”
—Charlotte Brontë

New images of sisters on Flickr: https://t.co/H3HDuLxNRK

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[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

Celebrate Pride Season with us on August 25 and 26 in Canada’s capital! Join our team for an Art from the Archives workshop and learn how to create a zine.

Space is limited, so reserve your spot today: https://t.co/XrxWHTq0aI

[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

Bring your favourite reads and let’s talk books! Join us on August 19–20 in Ottawa for Book Club at LAC as we celebrate Pride Season. We’ll explore stories by and about members of Canada’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

Register now: https://t.co/bRqi8eYW0y

[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

Celebrate Pride Season with us on August 25 and 26 in Canada’s capital! Join our team for an Art from the Archives workshop and learn how to create a zine. Space is limited, so reserve your spot today: https://t.co/XrxWHTq0aI

[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

#OTD in 1701, the Great Peace of Montréal was signed by New France and 39 Indigenous nations, including the Five Nations Haudenosaunee. Negotiations involving some 1,300 Indigenous delegates concluded with a Haudenosaunee condolence ceremony.

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Looking for a cultural activity this summer? Discover LAC’s Creative Space! Every Wednesday until August 19, take part in creative writing and artistic activities designed to spark your imagination.

For more information: https://t.co/4KwmUMM96m

[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

For generations, war artists have used art to document Canada’s wartime experiences, creating a lasting record of the nation’s military history. On this photo, Alex Colville paints a scene in Germany, in 1945.

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